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07 / AUG / 2026 — archive puzzle. The world's first maritime-only crossword — 259-term nautical corpus.

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      You're looking at the 07 / AUG / 2026 daily maritime crossword — a free nautical puzzle drawn from our 259-term corpus of COLREGs rules, VHF radio procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary. Every daily puzzle is deterministic — players worldwide saw exactly the same grid on 07 / AUG / 2026, so your time and hint count still rank against the global leaderboard.

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      1. Length Waterline — the fore-and-aft length of the hull measured at the waterline; a major factor in hull speed (3) — LWL
      2. (Also 'gybe') To change tack by turning the stern through the wind, allowing the mainsail and boom to swing across (4) — JIBE
      3. Outside the rail, or toward or beyond the sides of the boat (8) — OUTBOARD
      4. Short, steep, broken waves — typically caused by wind over a shallow or restricted fetch (4) — CHOP
      5. A microwave ranging system that bounces a rotating pulse off targets and displays their bearing and range; modern broadb… (5) — RADAR
      6. A pivoting keel that can be raised into a trunk to reduce draft and lowered to resist leeway (11) — CENTERBOARD
      7. The top end of the mast, often carrying a wind instrument, anchor light, VHF antenna, and sheave for the main halyard (8) — MASTHEAD

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      1. A deck-mounted fairlead, often smoothed or rollered, through which docklines and anchor rode are led cleanly (5) — CHOCK
      2. A position — latitude and longitude — stored in a GPS or chartplotter and used as a step in a planned route (8) — WAYPOINT
      3. The small triangular headsail set forward of the mast, tacked to the stemhead and hanked, bolted, or furled onto the forestay (3) — JIB
      4. (Also 'bottlescrew') A threaded fitting at the lower end of a stay or shroud that allows precise rig tuning (10) — TURNBUCKLE
      5. A fixed vertical fin ahead of the rudder, protecting and supporting it (4) — SKEG
      6. Everyone aboard besides the skipper who helps sail and run the boat (4) — CREW
      7. The whole line-and-chain assembly linking the anchor to the boat (4) — RODE
      8. Secured — held in place, tied off (4) — FAST

      Great for studying COLREGs, VHF procedure, navigation marks, rigging and seamanship vocabulary — or just as a spoiler if you got stuck.